In 1994, Gloria Ramirez was admitted to a hospital in Riverside, California, with a mysterious unknown illness. She had strange material floating in her blood, an odd sheen on her skin, and anyone who treated her found themselves falling ill as well. Gloria didn’t survive, which only created more panic and confusion. To this day, there have been no concrete answers about what caused her death, or the sudden illness of her medical team.
Episode Source Material
- So Supernatural Episode on THE UNKNOWN: Dancing Plague on Spotify
- So Supernatural Episode on CONSPIRACY: Salem Witch Trials on Spotify
PRINT NEWS
- The Los Angeles Times. ‘Mystery fumes’ doctor to file $6-million dollar claim: medicine: Julie Gorchynski, who suffered knee damage in the bizarre incident, accuses Riverside County of stonewalling. Officials have said the hospital was not the source of the odor by Tom Gorman.
- The San Bernardino County Sun. Judge kills mystery fumes suit via newspapers.com
ACADEMIC PAPERS
- Forensic Science International (issue 87, 1997). A possible chemical explanation for the events associated with the death of Gloria Ramirez at Riverside General Hospital by Patrick M. Grant, Jeffrey S. Haas, Richard E. Whipple, and Brian D. Andresen.
- Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. (Volume 32, issue 1). Cervical cancer stage at diagnosis and survival among women >65 years in California by Julianne J.P. Cooley, Frances B. Maguire, Cyllene R. Morris, Arti Parikh-Patel, Renata Abrahao, Hui A. Chen, Theresa H.M. Keegan.
- Gynecologic Oncology (volume 121 issue 3). Advances in cervical cancer treatment by Levi Downs.
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (Volume 172 issue 1). Mass sociogenic illness by Erica Weir.
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/MESSAGE BOARDS
- Why did “Toxic Lady” Gloria Ramirez make everyone around her sick? (website).
- Medical mysteries. (website).
- Analysis of a toxic death (online article.)
- The bizarre toxic death of Gloria Ramirez (YouTube video).
- Gloria Ramirez – the toxic lady. (blog post).
- Cloverfield | Marlena’s explosive injury | HBO Max. (YouTube video).
- Heart palpitations and anxiety (website).
- Tics and TikTok: can social media trigger illness? (online article).
- Riverside University Health System Medical Center. (Wikipedia article).
- Forensic Science Center. (website).
- Avascular necrosis. (website).
- Symptoms & causes of pancreatitis. (website).
- Riverside County sheriff FAQs. (website).
- What does cancer breath smell like? (website).
- What are defibrillators? (website).